Brick Mansions
Relativity Media | Release Date: April 25, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
40
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Mixed or average reviews based on 28 Critic Reviews
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5
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12
Negative:
11
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Portland OregonianStephen WhittyApr 25, 2014
See it for Belle. See it for the parkour. And for the wonderfully magical spectacle of a man flying. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterBernard BesserglikApr 23, 2014
The movie contributes nothing new to the genre, but disbelief is suspended willingly enough once the action gets up to speed. Read full review
67
The PlaylistDrew TaylorApr 28, 2014
In Brick Mansions Walker is understated and tough, a continued testament to his frequently overlooked accomplishments as a performer. You just wish the movie surrounding him was better. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyApr 24, 2014
It’s a beat-for-beat remake of a movie whose plot was never meant to do anything except get characters to jump from rooftops, made by a less confident director (Camille Delamarre, one of the studio’s go-to editors) and set in a culture Besson has never been able to grasp. It’s also a silly pile-up of exaggerated action clichés—and much of the time, it’s pretty fun. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comChristy LemireApr 25, 2014
The action may be serious, but Brick Mansions doesn’t take itself too seriously. It’s a ridiculous movie that has the decency to acknowledge that it’s ridiculous. Read full review
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